Police are hunting a callous thief who stole a charity box from a village church. The incident happened between 9am and 5.30pm on Thursday (May 4) at the St Newlyn East parish church along Churchtown but details have only now been released. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.Read next: Police investigate violent assault in Newquay which left a 29-year-old man in hospital It is not known how much was inside the charity box. Devon and Cornwall Police...

A house fire in Roche last night (Monday, May 8), near St Austell, saw a man treated by paramedics and three homes badly damaged. Crews were called to a property on Hermitage Road at 9.05pm. Read more: People who live in council houses could be banned from smoking inside A spokesman for St Austell Community Fire Station said: "Smoke and flames were issuing from the building - LPG gas cylinders were involved. "Three properties were involved. One was completely damaged and two...

Value retailer Wilko will open its newest store in Cornwall next week and prizes are on offer for the first customers. The firm, founded in 1930 as Wilkinson Stores by J K Wilkinson, is now putting the final touches to its latest shop with staff busy ensuring the outlet in Truro's Boscawen Street, is well stacked for when shoppers first come through the doors. Read more: Woolworths could return to Cornwall's high streets after former director approached Shop Direct Wilko Truro interim store...

A veteran from south east Cornwall is going to stand trial in Northern Ireland over a shooting that took place in 1974 after a judge had said the case was being dropped due to "insufficient evidence".Dennis Hutchings, from Cawsand near Torpoint, is accused of the attempted murder of an "innocent, unarmed man" as he ran away from an army patrol in Northern Ireland in 1974,Read more: Cannabis factory found in police raid in CornwallThe 75-year-old is accused of having killed...

A Cornwall nightclub that closed back in February is making a comeback in a new town – and its owner has vowed to move the town's nightlife "up a notch". Much to the dismay of its regulars Boxx in Hayle closed back in February after its landlord decided not to renew the existing lease agreement. Boxx owner Jonathan Oates, also known as DJ Sundance, drummed up some excitement last month when he announced that the club will be returning in May in a new location and now...

A Cornwall nightclub that closed back in February is making a comeback in a new town – and its owner has vowed to move the town's nightlife "up a notch". Much to the dismay of its regulars Boxx in Hayle closed back in February after its landlord decided not to renew the existing lease agreement. Boxx owner Jonathan Oates, also known as DJ Sundance, drummed up some excitement last month when he announced that the club will be returning in May in a new location and now...

The family of a disabled six year old boy are appealing for people to help them find the little lost shoe that helps him to stand.Rory Curzon Smith was born four months premature leaving him with sensory, physical and neurological issues that he has had to fight since birth. At six years old, he is still unable to walk but his parents hope that with daily therapy sessions he might be able to in the future.Read more: Photo taken by drone revealed this hidden secret that can only be seen from the...

Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's biggest stories, traffic and travel from across Cornwall on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. We'll be looking at all the traffic from 7am until this evening, so keep checking back to make sure you get wherever you're going as quickly and safely as possible. We will of course also be breaking news as it happens and keeping an eye on the weather. It's Gareth here until 2.30pm when I hand over to the late team led today by Thomas. If you've seen something...

A Cornish care home is among the first in the UK to pay its staff the real living wage. Penhellis House care home in Helston is now paying its care staff, in-house cleaners, laundry and kitchen staff at least £8.45 an hour, an increase of 95p or 12% on the previous rate of £7.50 an hour, which is the Government's national minimum living wage. The higher rate is that suggested as the real minimum cost of living set by the Living Wage Foundation and is paid by companies on a...

Cornwall Live is hosting a Q and A with Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and we're inviting all our readers to come along and quiz the politician.The MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, who has been leader of the Liberal Democrats since July 2015, is visiting Cornwall for the second time in three weeks.Mr Farron was in Truro to campaign ahead of the local elections last month when Prime Minister Theresa May announced her decision to call a General Election on June 8.Read more: Busy day at County Hall amid...

Smoking could be banned inside new council homes to protect children, following new smoking rules which aim to cut down on the number of smokers in Britain, according to a public health expert.Professor John Middleton, president of the Faculty of Public Health, said some councils were considering introducing contracts where anyone signing a new tenancy agreement with their local authority should be forced to sign an agreement not to smoke inside their new home.The plan would be similar to a...

The elderly woman who last month died minutes after stepping off a bus in Troon, near Camborne, did so of natural causes. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police's serious collisions investigation team appealed to the public for information around the circumstances leading to her death on the afternoon of Friday April 28. The force has now confirmed, after medical study, that the woman – named by police as Mrs Cadwell – died of natural causes. Read more: It's been a busy day...

A lorry driver and company secretary have appeared in court over a crash which left a partially blind Falmouth mum with life changing injuries. Kay Kitto was pinned between two vehicles as she was packing her car for a family holiday in September last year and suffered a fractured back, knees, tibia and fibia as well as bowel problems. She spent 13 weeks in hospital . Kay's son Dexter, who was nine at the time, was in the car, but was uninjured. Jackie, her guide dog, was thrown from the...

Meetings have been underway at County Hall today as the main political groups on Cornwall Council discuss how the county is to be ruled for the next four years. The Conservatives won the most seats after Thursday's elections, but failed to take an overall majority – meaning it is still not clear which parties will rule Cornwall Council. After securing 46 out of the 122 available seats the Tories needed twelve more to have overall control of Cornwall. The Independents and the Liberal...

A drunk university student who ploughed into two pedestrians after a night out in Helston and then drove nearly 13 miles with a cracked windscreen and a missing tyre has been spared jail. Lochlann Gray, 21, admitted two charges of dangerous driving, one of drink-driving and failing to stop after an accident when he appeared in Truro Magistrates' Court. He was given two six-month prison sentences to run one after the other, suspended for two years for the dangerous driving charges, a 12 week...

A drug addict who threatened a business owner with a needle before slashing the forearms of another woman with a knife on the doorstep of her own home has been sent to prison. Michael Chapman, 59, of Robartes Road in Bodmin, appeared at Truro Crown Court to be sentenced today for charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, common assault, theft and being in possession of a sharp or bladed article. The court heard how Chapman began his one man crime wave on November 7 last year when he...

A disabled war veteran said he has been "verbally abused" by local residents who are opposed to him using his quad bike as a mobility vehicle to gain access into Parc Shady woods, his favourite place. The veteran even said that some people have tried to block his entry onto the public footpaths, by moving big logs and branches across the path. Robert Parry, 64, who lives in Mount Hawke, has a fused spine, has had knee replacement surgery and has been diagnosed with ME. Read more:...

A car has reversed off a 50ft to 60ft cliff at New Polzeath. Police, coastguards, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, Cornwall Air Ambulance, the ambulance service and RNLI are in attendance. It is believed an elderly man has accidentally reversed his car off the cliff at Atlantic Terrace just before 3pm. Read more: See all the latest Cornwall news here The live blog will upload below in a few moments.

There are just two weeks left to register if you want to have your say in June's General Election. The deadline for registration is Monday, May 22nd, but happily, most people will already be on the electoral roll already. The simple message is - if you received a polling card for the local elections on May 4th, you're already registered and need to do nothing. Read more: Suspected Newquay drug dealers arrested after car full of cocaine stopped on the A30 at Roche However, if you did not...

The start of a new working week can often be stressful, but for one Penzance-based worker things have just got a whole lot worse.One of CORMAC's lifters was submerged under the sea this afternoon, after the tide came in at Ross Bridge, Penzance.Frank Ellsworth took pictures of the incident, as men in hi-vis stood above seemingly trying to come up with a strategy to successfully remove the machinery. Read more: Marazion residents hit out at double standards as Cornwall Council warden parks across...